BRANDS WEST LLP
💤Zombieactive
OC417019 · llp · incorporated 2017-04-24
Investment thesis
Zombie company — trading but stalled; unlikely mover.
Why interesting: Quiet, steady; could be a succession or carve-out candidate with the right conversation.
Why risky: No growth signal; thin margin for error on price.
🔒Estimated value
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Turnover
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year to Mar 2025
Net worth
—
book net assets
Opportunity
63/100
Worth a look
Investor take
Pass (distressed without resilience)Distressed active trading company — structural issues outweigh the discount.
Opportunity 63/100 (worth a look), bankability 70/100. Share purchase looks the cleaner deal structure. Biggest value-creation lever: Resolve: Confirmation statement overdue. Annual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal. Most likely exit: strategic trade sale (63/100).
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Refinance opportunity
1 live charge · oldest 0.6y
10/100
under pressure
Refinance would be pressure-driven, not opportunity-driven. Expect tighter margins and covenant scrutiny.
- · Newest facility, 0.6 years old — likely still in initial term.
- · Single lender — cleanest path to refinance.
- · Distress signals active — lender appetite narrows.
Data confidence
Overall: medium (77/100)Adequate coverage. AI outputs are reliable for the sections scored high; verify the rest in diligence.
Company profile
address, no SIC, incorporation date
80
Financials
2 years of iXBRL accounts extracted (YoY deltas available) + narrative notes parsed
75
Lenders & charges
1 charges (1/1 with lender, 1/1 with type)
90
Directors & officers
3 officers (3 active, 3 linked, 3 with DOB)
90
Ownership & PSC
3 active PSC(s) of 3 total, 3 with control declared
90
Director network
Network not yet resolved
30
Filing history
28 filings on record
85
Gazette notices
No matching gazette notices (standard for active companies)
60
Opportunity Score
63/100Worth a look
PassWatchWorth a lookStrongExceptional
Mixed signal. Worth opening the full target workup before deciding to pursue.
Business quality
55
Adequate — check latest filings for context.
Acquirability
50
Some acquirability indicators.
Risk profile
67
Some moderate concerns — review flags.
Signal strength
90
Good data coverage for analysis.
Key financials
2 years extracted from filed iXBRL accountsCash
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Net Worth
—
Current Assets
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Current Liabilities
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Financials
Extracted from Companies House accounts · FRS 102| Metric | 2025-03-31 | 2024-03-31 |
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| Average employees | 4800 | 3400 |
Amounts extracted automatically from iXBRL. Fields left blank were not reported or not mapped. Values in GBP unless stated.
🔒Filing-note intelligence
1 signal detected in this company's narrative notes — going-concern language, audit opinion, contingent liabilities, related-party transactions.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
See pricing →Recent activity
Last 30 days
0
filings
Last 90 days
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filings
Last 180 days
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filings
Counts from Companies House filing history.
Corporate timeline (30 events)Click to expand
- 2025-12-03📄mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnershipmortgage · LLMR01
- 2025-12-02🔒Charge registered #1Lender: Lloyds Bank PLC
- 2025-11-21📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-06-02📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2025-01-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2025-01-10📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2024-05-03📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2024-04-26📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2023-05-03📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2023-03-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-fullaccounts · AA
- 2022-10-21📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2022-10-21📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2022-06-24📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2022-05-04📄change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortenedaccounts · LLAA01
- 2022-05-04📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-11-09📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-29📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2021-04-20📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2021-04-19📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2021-04-19📄change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-dateofficers · LLCH01
- 2020-09-22📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-09-23📄accounts-with-accounts-type-dormantaccounts · AA
- 2019-09-17📄gazette-filings-brought-up-to-dategazette · DISS40
- 2019-09-16📍change-registered-office-address-limited-liability-partnership-with-date-old-address-new-addressaddress · LLAD01
- 2019-09-16📄confirmation-statement-with-no-updatesconfirmation-statement · LLCS01
- 2019-07-16📄gazette-notice-compulsorygazette · GAZ1
- 2017-04-24🏢Company incorporatedAs BRANDS WEST LLP
- 2017-04-24➕DARR, Asmi Rashid appointedllp-designated-member
- 2017-04-24➕DARR, Hamza Asmi appointedllp-designated-member
- 2017-04-24➕DARR, Hassan Ahmed appointedllp-designated-member
Owner dependency
50/100
Moderate — manageable with handoverSome founder dependency, but not acute. A structured handover period should cover most risk.
Succession & seller-readiness
30/100
Weak signalLimited succession signal. Not a near-term off-market candidate.
Red flags
1 high ·Confirmation statement overdue
highAnnual confirmation statement not filed on time. Required statutory filing — overdue is a strong discipline signal.
Evidence: Next due: 2026-05-04
Shareholders & ownership
3 active beneficial owners| Name | Shares | Voting rights | Nature of control | Notified |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Mr Asmi Rashid Darr Individual · British · DOB 08/1955 · age 71 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 24/04/2017 |
Mr Hassan Ahmed Darr Individual · British · DOB 01/1990 · age 36 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 24/04/2017 |
Hamza Asmi Darr Individual · British · DOB 10/1983 · age 43 | — | — | sig. influencesignificant influence | 24/04/2017 |
From Companies House Persons with Significant Control filings. Share ranges are banded per the public PSC regime.
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7 specific questions generated from this company's actual signals — liquidity, leverage, director age, charge count, red flags, age-of-company.
Available from the Pro tier upwards.
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See pricing →Company details
Statusactive
Typellp
Incorporated2017-04-24
Jurisdictionengland-wales
Primary SIC—
Registered office
Rashid House
Westgate
Bradford
West Yorkshire
BD1 3AA
England
Filing status
Accounts
Next due: 2026-12-31
Last made up to: 2025-03-31
Confirmation statement
Next due: 2026-05-04OVERDUE
Last: 2025-04-20
Officers (3 active · 0 resigned)
DARR, Asmi Rashid→
Activellp-designated-member · ~71y · appointed 2017-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DARR, Hamza Asmi→
Activellp-designated-member · ~43y · appointed 2017-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
DARR, Hassan Ahmed→
Activellp-designated-member · ~36y · appointed 2017-04-24
View their other companies + combined net worth →
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Mortgages & charges
1
Total charges
1
Outstanding
1
Active lenders
Status:Lender:1 of 1 shown
| Type | Properties | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| outstanding | Lloyds Banking Group Lloyds Bank PLC | A registered charge | — | 02/12/2025 | — |
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Recent filings (28 total)
mortgage-create-with-deed-with-charge-number-charge-creation-date-limited-liability-partnership
mortgage · LLMR01
2025-12-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-11-21
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2025-06-02
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2025-01-23
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2025-01-10
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2024-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2024-04-26
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2023-05-03
accounts-with-accounts-type-total-exemption-full
accounts · AA
2023-03-29
change-person-member-limited-liability-partnership-with-name-change-date
officers · LLCH01
2022-10-21
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2022-10-21
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2022-06-24
change-account-reference-date-limited-liability-partnership-previous-shortened
accounts · LLAA01
2022-05-04
confirmation-statement-with-no-updates
confirmation-statement · LLCS01
2022-05-04
accounts-with-accounts-type-dormant
accounts · AA
2021-11-09